Made it in to Del Rio and found the Library so I could get on their internet. Their wireless was not working so no luck there. Got Map of Del Rio while I was there and found out where 1308 South Main Street was at. That is the location of the Whitehead Memorial Museum. It also is the burial location of Judge Roy Bean. You pretty much get on Main Street and keep going till you think you had missed it and go some more till you are sure you have missed it and then some more and finally there it is. It is actually quite an interesting museum of various intererst and cost $5.00. I also looked up the location of the San Felipe Springs in a park on the East side of Del Rio ... read more

14 Feb Junction, Texas I departed Harmony around noon of Feb 14 heading to San Diego by a meandering path and set as my goal for the first days drive Junction, Texas. There is a very nice park there by the Llano River in the City Park in Junction that permits overnight camping for free. I made a good days drive out of it stopping at the Rest area west of Stonewall for a break on the way. I should have filled up with gas before arriving at Junction because when I arrived at Junction and filled up they charged me $3.49 a gallon............outrageous. And the bathrooms in between the Junction Country Store and Mcdonalds were filthy. A muddy and wet floor with toilet paper overflowing out of trash cans. This was one of those times ... read more

Had intended to head out toward Goliad, Corpus Christi etc on last Wednesday but a cold front blew in Tuesday night and all the roads were iced over so decided to hold off. Made good use of the time doing homework on various projects. The Weather cleared up and got very nice Friday and so Friday and part of Saturday got my truck lubricated and the oil changed. Also a new oil filter, new air filter, and fuel line filter. And reorganized stuff in the back of the truck. So now the weather is very nice and expected to be nice all of next week. So I have decided to just blow off Corpus etc and just head straight for San Diego. I am ready to go now and will leave Monday morning. I had intended ... read more

Feb 5 Bryan After visiting my sister in San Antonio had intended to go to Corpus Christi for a week or so but one of those famous (or infamous) Texas northerns blew in and it got seriously cold. Since most of the things I wanted to do and see in Corpus involved being outside I decided to go hole up at my sisters house in Bryan and regroup and refit for my next excursion. So I am using the opportunity to look again at everything I am carrying in my truck and see what I can leave behind and what I need to make sure to take on my next trip. In Bryan we got one of the most dangerous kinds of storms. First we got a drizzling rain which froze up as a coat of ... read more

The South Llano River State Park is just outside Junction. The majority of the park is closed till April to allow for the Turkey "roost". All but about a mile of the river is closed off to allow the turkey's to roost undisturbed. The river is quite beautiful and It would be nice to come back here to swim. The camping areas are open to camping though. Just don't disturb the turkeys!!... read more